Around Asia in Seven Plates

Compiled by Wyanet Vaz

Explore the intersection of travel and food

Shizusan, Mumbai’s newest eatery borrows inspirations from lesser-known locales around Southeast Asia. Inspired by her own travels and memories, co-founder Deepti Dadlani creates a food trail exclusively for Verve. She talks about seven unique dishes that feature on the menu and their backstories.

“Bananas are so easily available in all of Asia, and the locals understand how to use every part of the fruit. I took a baking class in Vietnam, where I learned that because the country was under the French colonial rule, they incorporate that style of cooking. While making this mousse cake, they substitute butter for margarine and use chocolate-candied bananas.”